July 16, 2026 8:17 am, EDT An oil facility on Kharg Island, Iran. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Oil prices remain high as the US escalates attacks against Iran. Iran targeted Kuwait and Bahrain with missile and drone attacks. World stocks mostly fell. HONG KONG – Stocks around the world mostly fell on 16 July
Crystal Beaumont isn’t just another AI influencer. She is part of a new generation of fictional personalities that can interact, form relationships and redefine the meaning of celebrity in the age of artificial intelligence. He doesn’t exist. So why is everyone following him? For decades, the influence has been real people. Film stars sold luxury
July 15, 2026 8:18 am, EDT The ships anchored in Oman near the Strait of Hormuz in June. (AFP/Getty Images via Bloomberg) key takeaways: Oil prices rose as Iran threatened to block Middle East energy exports. President Donald Trump announced on July 13 that the US blockade of Iranian ports had been resumed as an
July 14, 2026 8:20 am, EDT | Update: July 14, 2026 10:04 am, EDT Golden Violet tanker arrives at PT Pertamina facility at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg) key takeaways: Oil prices rose on July 14 as fighting intensified in the Middle East. Uncertainty over the future stability of supplies has deepened
Three boys play in the shallow waters of the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, on July 13, as a plume of smoke rises from an explosion in the background. (Razieh Paudat/ISNA via AP) July 13, 2026 7:53 am, EDT | Update: July 13, 2026 11:26 am, EDT key takeaways: Oil prices surged and
Library friends, welcome back. I hope our American readers enjoyed their holiday weekend and everyone stayed cool amid this terrible heat wave. I have an assortment of updates to keep you on top of your library game: publishing news and opinion pieces, a summer reading list “bonanza”, memoir lawsuits, a UK literary crisis, and more.
Server farms require lots of concrete and steel, both of which require abundant energy to produce. (Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg) July 1, 2026 2:40 PM, EDT key takeaways: Amazon.com Inc. emit the equivalent of about 81 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2025. The company said emissions would increase by 16% from 2024 and 58% from
As Ai Ogura suffocated in the cloud of smoke above the Assen podium, he dodged champagne and history with equal discomfort – yet on the track, he delivered a performance that left rivals in the dust and fans stunned. In a stormy Dutch Grand Prix at Assen, MotoGP’s gladiators grid presented chaos, brilliance and heartbreak
‘TeaThere’s no place like home,” Dorothy announces at the end of The Wizard of Oz, as she departs from the dazzling Emerald City for Auntie Em’s Kansas farmhouse. It’s a powerful metaphor for the way the domestic sphere is often depicted in art: the action, adventure and drama take place “there” in brilliant Technicolor, with
The National Automobile Dealers Association is headquartered in Tysons, Virginia. (John M. Chase/Getty Images) June 26, 2026 3:51 pm, EDT key takeaways: ATD raised its Class 8 sales forecast to 227,000 units for 2026 and 250,000 units for 2027, reflecting improved industry sentiment. Orders in May increased 103% year over year, although year-over-year sales remain